Knothead parrotfish (Chlorurus oedema)

Scientific name: Chlorurus oedema Snyder, 1909

Knothead parrotfish (Chlorurus oedema)

The Knothead parrotfish (Chlorurus oedema) is a brackish-water fish of the family Scaridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Sri Lanka to the Philippines, north to the Ryukyu Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Head with a hump, right above eye and vertically abrupt to snout. Median predorsal scales 3. Cheek with 3 scale rows (upper and middle rows 5, lower 1 or 2).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chlorurus oedema
Family
Scaridae (Parrotfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
42.0
Depth range
35 m (115 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 35 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka to the Philippines, north to the Ryukyu Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Last updated